Gleam

The Gleam programming language has changed its compiler so that it no longer generates Erlang source code as an intermediate step. Announced on the official Gleam site, the news is being discussed by developers interested in how the type-safe language targeting the BEAM virtual machine now works and what the change means for performance, tooling and compatibility with the Erlang ecosystem.

The Gleam programming language team has announced that the language no longer compiles to Erlang source code, detailed in a post on the official Gleam website. The news has drawn attention from developers in programming and compiler communities, who are discussing what the change means for how Gleam code is executed on the BEAM virtual machine.